

The lesson Prof. Coleman taught me
Nothing puts life into context like death. And so it was that while at Edwin Coleman’s memorial service last Tuesday, I was reminded why,...
bobwelch23
Feb 5, 20174 min read
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Lessons from Dave Frohnmayer
A FEW YEARS AGO, Dave Frohnmayer and I were speaking at Northwest Christian University on the subject of leadership when he shared an...
bobwelch23
Mar 13, 20154 min read
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► My so-called book tour
To begin an interview with me on Eugene’s KLCC recently, host Eric Alan referred to the “book tour” I was, uh, launching. I mentally...
bobwelch23
Oct 21, 20122 min read
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The simplicity of sailing*
* I’m kidding, I’m kidding! The Great “At Last” Calamity of 2012 (In Which a Lifetime of Sailboat-Launching Problems Occurred in Three...
bobwelch23
Jun 19, 20124 min read
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Back to the woods and rivers
On August 20, 1905, Oregon wilderness wanderer John Waldo wrote a journal entry from the east slope of Mount Jefferson. In it, he quoted...
bobwelch23
Jun 1, 20122 min read
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The great leaf war
Note: I’m snowed so until the end of the year I’m running some stories from long ago. This column ran 10 years ago, Nov. 3, 2000, in The...
bobwelch23
Nov 19, 20103 min read
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High Cascades inspiration
Been out of the loop the last few weeks while on vacation, so haven’t spent much time writing. But here’s a link to my RG column on a...
bobwelch23
Aug 17, 20101 min read
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Test your Oregon, Lane County history
En route to Yachats Friday, I was reminded that Florence-to-Yachats on Highway 101 is my favorite 20-mile stretch of highway in the state...
bobwelch23
Jun 13, 20105 min read
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Amid the drizzle, summer sounds that sizzle
The rumble of the Pacific Ocean as you lie on the beach, just before you drift off to sleep, cocooned in blankets, a paperback discarded...
bobwelch23
Jun 1, 20103 min read
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